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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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